After years of chilly bilateral ties, the U.K. government is reaching out to Beijing while maintaining tough China rhetoric at home. Why it matters: The balancing act echoes a similar stance in Washington, which in recent months has sent several top officials to Beijing. Policymakers in both capitals have recognized that a continued free fall in relations with China may be both unsustainable and dangerous.
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/05/uk-china-relations-washington
UK’s progressed Sun [18le] is opposite its asteroid Hybris [18aq] and square its radix Neptune [18sc] in the 2nd house. About this position H.S. Green writes.
National finance gives trouble to the Government; failure to realize expectations; need for readjustment of estimates.
Neptune is in a T-square aspect with Mars and Saturn. For this combination, Ebertin has:
Feelings of inferiority. Unfortunate consequences as a result of a weak will.
About two years ago under pressure from the US, the British government took the decision to ban the use of Huawei in its 5G network. Beijing had then vowed to take measures to protect the interests of Chinese companies. It claimed London “[acted] in coordination with the US to discriminate against, suppress and eliminate” Huawei, and accused Britain of becoming “America’s dupe”. The Huawei decision symbolised a new UK attitude to China, that caused “deep damage to trust between China and the UK at both business and government level”.
So, putting the pieces together, essentially it is weakness of will when faced with the demands made by the US that has led to UK’s financial trouble...and it is the same weakness with which they now face the Chinese.
Hybris/Neptune
Expectations are a big deal because people EXPECT things like: being victimized (they expect to be taken advantage of)...being "not up to" what's demanded of them.
Now take a look at the radix charts of UK and China. UK’s progressed Sun [18le] is conjunct China’s radix Pluto [18le] (sq. Venus [19sc]) which in turn is square UK’s Neptune [18sc].
When Pluto, the planet of transformation, power, and the deeper realms of the psyche, comes into play in synastry, it brings an intensity that's hard to ignore. However, Pluto's involvement in synastry is not always smooth sailing. Its challenging aspects can signify power struggles or mutual manipulation. Pluto is "the" planet that goes for power and control (among other things.) China has a radix Venus/Pluto square...so we are talking money (Venus) power (Pluto). Neptune can manifest as vulnerability or frailty. When they get in the same room, a Plutonian person can "feel powerful or take control" because another is...weak. That might be wonderful; if the Neptune person is feeling not up to handling things and someone else takes charge--great. But you'll also see the other side of this--people who "prey" on the weaknesses or susceptibilities of others; people who "feel strong" by victimizing others and capitalizing on their weaknesses or dependencies.
U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visited China last week, the first British foreign secretary to do so in almost five years, and met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi and vice president Han Zheng. A chart for the Aug. 31 Full Moon drawn for the midpoint between Beijing and London has it placed very prominently on the horizon.
The Full Moon [7pi25] is conjunct Saturn [3pi33]. Saturn in Pisces can ascend to great heights of self-mastery or it can descend into depths of despair and darkness. When positive, it rewards with wisdom gained from being real with life, tearing away veils of illusion that otherwise might lead to feelings of victimization. Saturn offers Pisces enough detachment so that we do not retreat or withdraw at the first hint of rejection and conflict.
The Sabian symbols for these are:
Saturn
Pisces 4 (3°- 4°) : HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A NARROW ISTHMUS
There is a limit to the level of exchange between people within a network before the penalties of heavy traffic are encountered
"Find your way to negotiate when overcrowding brings limitation"
(Think UK trying to relate to the US and China ...conflicting demands, create traffic jams!)
Moon
Pisces 8 (7°- 8°) A GIRL BLOWING A BUGLE.
Times are changing fast and those who can see this are able to announce it to those who cannot.
Admetus
Gemini 5 (4°- 5°): GOING BEYOND ESTABLISHED LIMITS
Discovery leads to an unwillingness to accept the status quo
"Going beyond established limits and collective opinions"
Chinese addicts after Opium War 1839
Finally, a bit of history in the stars to demonstrate how karma can come back to bite you in the ass! In astrology Neptune is linked to weakness, vulnerability as well as drugs and drug addiction. Currently UK’s progressed Sun [18le] is square its radix Neptune [18sc]. In 1839, UK’s progressed Sun [18aq] was also square its Neptune.The Opium War was fought from 1839 to 1842 between China and the United Kingdom, and was triggered by the Chinese government's campaign to enforce its prohibition against illegal opium trafficking by British merchants and the British East India Company. The superior military advantages enjoyed by UK led to several easy victories over the Chinese military, with the consequence that China was compelled to sign unequal treaties to grant favourable tariffs, trade concessions, reparations and territory to Western powers.
UK’s progressed Sun having traversed 180 degrees, the tables have turned. UK must now negotiate with China and be compelled to grant favourable tariffs, trade concessions from a position of weakness.
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